AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 56, 31 August 1894, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

CROSSCOUNTRY RACING. AUSTRALIAN POLITICS. TARIFF DIFFICULTIES. (PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION). Sydnkt, August 30 An intercolonial Fiye - milo Cross country Championship between team representing Victoria and New Soutl Wales took place to»day, when the forme won by two points. The best time wa 28min 29sec. In the Legislative Assembly a Bil has been introduced to abolish the re election of Ministers on accepting office The Postmaster. General staled in ihi House thaji the Vancouver mail service had already cost the country ±"8800, am the revenue returned had amounted ti only a. 1 100. \ del a ide, This Day. The Assembly by a majority of 2 to : imposed an excise duty of'2d per galloi on beer. Tho Labor Party opposed thi tax. This Day. Sir H. Parkes and Mr Dibbs have botl declared against the abolition of Minis terial re-elections. The Premier prom ised that the Government would als< oppose the measure. Melboubnb, This DarThe Premier, speaking at the agricul tural show's luncheon, said the policy o high freights and Customs tariff wai utterly wrong. Tho Government woulc render New South Wales every assist anco to get rid of the border difficulties which were absolutely barbarism. The Oppositiou have drafted a pro gramme upon which they will go to tin country. They advocate no iuterfereuc< with tariff tax on wealth in preference to incomes, federation, and retrench ment, without harsh dismissals. Ques tions of femalo franchise and one-man one-vote are left opeu. The employe's of the railway construe tion branch have been notified their ser vices will be dispensed with. A lar^e number of candidates are an uouueed for the general electiou. It is expected the Government will for mulate a uew policy for submission t< the country.